Port strike

ILA praises Trump role in averting Maine-to-Texas U.S. port strike

Fears that January 15 could bring a port strike that would have shut U.S. ports from Maine to Texas have been averted. The parties to the dispute, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) say that they thave reached a tentative agreement on all items for a new six-year Master Contract. The two sides agreed to continue to operate under the current contract until the union can meet with its full Wage Scale Committee and schedule a ratification...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/ila-praises-trump-role-in-averting-maine-to-texas-u-s-port-strike/

Trump backs ILA position on automation

President-elect Donald J. Trump has come out firmly in support of the ILA union position as its negotiations with port employers association USMX continue to bog down over what the employers call “modernization” and the union calls automation — in particular the use of semi-automated rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs).

Here’s what President-elect Trump said in a social media post yesterday:

Just finished a meeting with the International Longshoremen’s Association and its President, Harold...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/trump-backs-ila-position-on-automation/

Rail-mounted gantry cranes at center of port labor talks impasse

As we’ve noted before, not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by USMX, and the ILA union. Both sides are bargaining as ILA members work under a temporary extension of their current master contract until Jan. 16, 2025. The sticking point continues to be what the union calls “automation” and the employers call “port modernization.” At the center of the impasse, says ILA executive VP Dennis A. Daggett, is the employers’ push to...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/rail-mounted-gantry-cranes-at-center-of-port-labor-talks-impasse/

East Coast port employers, longshore union to resume contract negotiations

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and employers represented by the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) in a joint announcement Friday said they will resume discussions on a new master contract in November.

The union earlier this month sent 45,000 members to picket lines during a three-day strike that shut down container and vehicle handling at 36 East and Gulf Coast ports.

The strike ended when Biden administration officials helped broker an extension of the previous master...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/east-coast-port-employers-longshore-union-to-resume-contract-negotiations

CUPE longshoremen’s union begins overtime strike at Port of Montreal

An overtime strike began this morning at 7 a.m. at the Port of Montreal, in accordance with a notice filed October 7 by the longshoremen’s union CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees), Local 375.

The Montreal Port Authority (APM) says that it remains concerned about the impact of pressure tactics on the logistics chain and on the supply of goods and commodities for businesses and the public.

During this partial strike of indefinite duration, all Port of Montreal terminals will remain open, but...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/cupe-longshoremens-union-begins-overtime-strike-at-port-of-montreal/

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